Leonardo Blair

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  Apr 25, 2018

  Christian Man Shot Twice, Left Paralyzed After Return Home From Church

  A 61-year-old Christian man was shot twice in the stomach and left paralyzed shortly after he arrived home from church at his West Forest Park, Baltimore, home Monday.

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  Apr 25, 2018

  Pastor's Grandson Confesses to Stealing Thousands From Offering Plate

  Gary "Tripp" Bradley III, the grandson of a retired pastor who served for 30 years as senior pastor of Mayfair Church of Christ in Huntsville, Alabama, was arrested Friday and charged with theft of property from the church after confessing to the congregation that he had been taking money from the offering plate.

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  Apr 24, 2018

  Atlanta Pastor Says He'll Make Aerialists Regular Part of Worship; Some Say He's Gone Too Far

  An Atlanta pastor who announced on social media that he plans to make performances by aerialists a regular part of his church's worship service has raised concern among some critics who believe the gymnasts might be too distracting for the public.

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  Apr 24, 2018

  Waffle House Shooter Travis Reinking Caught as Hero James Shaw Jr. Raises Nearly $100K for Victims

  Travis Reinking, the Illinois man who shot four people dead and injured three others at a Waffle House restaurant in Antioch, Tennessee, early Sunday morning, was arrested by authorities Monday as nearly $100,000 in donations poured in for the families of his victims.

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  Apr 23, 2018

  Willow Creek Elders Admit Failure in Holding Bill Hybels 'Accountable,' Will Examine New Allegations

  The elder board of the storied Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago asked for grace this past weekend as they admitted to failing to hold the church's founder, Bill Hybels, "accountable to specific boundaries" as more women alleged he behaved improperly around them.

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  Apr 23, 2018

  'Revenge Porn' Law Violates Freedom of Speech, Texas Appeals Court Rules

  Texas' 12th Court of Appeals, ruled Wednesday that a 2015 state law that criminalized the practice of posting intimate photos and videos from a previous or current relationship popularly known "revenge porn," is unconstitutional.

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  Apr 23, 2018

  Waffle House Hero James Shaw Jr. Went to Church After Stopping Gunman Who Remains at Large

  The Metro Nashville Police Department said early Monday that 29-year-old Travis Reinking of Morton, Illinois, who is suspected of killing four people inside a Tennessee Waffle House Sunday, is still at large and they have had no "credible sightings" of him.

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  Apr 22, 2018

  3 Kinds of School Shooters: How Parents and Teachers Can Help

  As the nation grapples to find an explanation for the conditions that give rise to school shooters, mental health experts agree that family dysfunction is one factor in the tide that leads them to strike like the "perfect storm."

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  Apr 20, 2018

  Christian Family Hoping 14th Child Would Be a Girl Gets Another Boy

  Jay and Kateri Schwandt, a devout Catholic couple from Michigan who were still holding onto a glimmer of hope that they would welcome a daughter to their brood of 13 sons with the birth of their newborn, released that hope Wednesday when Kateri gave birth to another boy, named Finley Sheboygan Schwandt.

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  Apr 20, 2018

  Destiny's Child Star Michelle Williams Announces Engagement to Pastor Chad Johnson

  After a year of dating, Destiny's Child Star Michelle Williams announced Thursday that she is engaged to marry Pastor Chad Johnson, who serves as chaplain for the Pittsburgh Steelers, L.A. Dodgers and founded Elevate International — a Christ-focused mentorship organization that works in urban communities.